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Musical Monday: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Nov 27, 2023
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969 read more
Groovy Michael Caine travels to Turin : The Italian Job (Peter Collinson, 1969)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Sep 24, 2023
It’s not a secret for anyone familiar with The Wonderful World of Cinema that I love British films, especially the classic ones. They have a unique charm, especially with the actors and dialogue delivery that you don’t find in Hollywood films (and I’m not necessarily thinking of read more
Secrets of the Pirate's Inn ( 1969 )
Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers Posted by The Metzinger Sisters on Aug 19, 2023
"A fortune in treasure....waiting to be discovered!"Walt Disney Studios made a number of television movies in the 1960s and 1970s to air on their television series The Wonderful World of Disney...most of which have been forgotten now except among Disney fans. Secrets of the Pirate's Inn is one such read more
Film Noir Review: Marlowe (1969)
Classic Movie Hub Blog Posted by Danilo Castro on Nov 24, 2022
“It would give me great pleasure to see you do something foolish.”
The private detective struggled to find footing in the swinging sixties. The occupation, as far Hollywood was concerned, almost went extinct in the decade prior (save for a few exceptions: Kiss Me Deadly being the most read more
Easy Rider (1969): An Emblem of The ’60s
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 24, 2022
“If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.” There’s no beating around the bush when it comes to Easy Rider. It remains a cultural landmark not only of the counterculture of the ’60s, but it also stands tall as one of the Great American Road movies, albeit fr read more
Classic Films in Focus: HELLO, DOLLY! (1969)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 16, 2020
Big, colorful musicals are my favorite antidote to troubled times. As much as I enjoy the black-and-white productions of the 30s, there's just something about a bright, splashy palette that makes everything else in a musical seem more cheerful. That's certainly the case with Hello, Dolly! (1969), wh read more
Musical Monday: Sweet Charity (1969)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Aug 10, 2020
It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: Sweet Charity (1969) – read more
On Blu-ray: Gregory Peck and Eva Marie Saint in The Stalking Moon (1969)
Classic Movies Posted by KC on Jul 1, 2020
I went into the western thriller The Stalking Moon (1969) knowing nothing about it and came out the other side feeling unsettled. It is of its time in the deep certainty it shows in its morals, which can make it a difficult watch. The film recently made its Blu-ray debut on Warner Archive.
The Stal read more
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 3, 2020
Midnight Cowboy Directed by John Schlesinger Written by Waldo Salt from a novel by James Leo Herily 1969/US IMDb link Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I have always loved this movie. Somehow I came out of it exhilarated rather than depressed, makin read more
Take the Money and Run (1969)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 2, 2020
Take the Money and Run Directed by Woody Allen Written by Woody Allen and Mickey Rose 1969/US IMDb link First viewing/Netflix rental Way before he was sophisticated, Woody Allen was ridiculous … and hilarious. This, his directorial debut, is classic early Allen. The film takes the form read more
Kes (1969)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on May 1, 2020
Kes Directed by Ken Loach Written by Barry Hines, Tony Garnett and Ken Loach from a novel by Hines 1969/UK IMDb link First viewing/Netflix rental One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die My heart in hiding/ Stirred for a bird,—the achieve of, the mastery of the thing! – Gerard read more
The Italian Job (1969)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 28, 2020
The Italian Job Directed by Peter Collinson Written by Troy Kennedy Martin 1969/UK IMDb link First viewing/Criterion Channel This was a very fun caper flick, absolutely perfect for Lock Down. Charismatic Cockney criminal Charlie Coker (Michael Caine) is released from prison. He is immediately on th read more
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969) + The Band Wagon (1953) redux
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 27, 2020
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (Du bei dao wang)
Directed by Cheh Chang
Written by Cheh Chang
Hong Kong/1969
IMDb link
First viewing/Amazon Prime Just a fun wuxia movie to distract nicely from Lockdown. This is a sequel to The One-Armed Swordsman (1967). At the end of that film, our hero read more
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 25, 2020
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) Directed by Peter R. Hunt Written by Richard Maibaum and Simon Raven from a novel by Ian Fleming 1969/UK IMDb link First viewing/Amazon Prime Well Diana Rigg is the ultimate Bond girl so there is that, plus pretty Alpine scenery and some good action. The read more
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 23, 2020
The Wild Bunch Directed by Sam Peckinpah Written by Walon Green, Sam Peckinpah, and Roy N. Sickner 1969/US First viewing/Amazon Instant One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This bloody, violent Western holds out little hope for humanity. Maybe not the thing for the disgusted during Lockdo read more
Muhammad Ali, The Greatest (1969)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 19, 2020
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest Directed by William Klein Written by William Klein 1969/France IMDb link First viewing/YouTube The only time I watched boxing in my life was when Muhammad Ali fought. I just loved to watch him dance around the ring. So this was nostalgia and thus perfect for Lockd read more
True Grit (1969)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 18, 2020
True Grit Directed by Henry Hathaway Written by Marguerite Roberts from a novel by Charles Portis 1969/US IMDb link Repeat viewing/Amazon Prime John Wayne certainly did have true grit until the end. Just what we all need during Lockdown. The story takes place in the 19th Century Old West. Mattie read more
The Oblong Box (1969)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 16, 2020
The Oblong Box
Directed by Gordon Hessler
Written by Lawrence Huntington and Christopher Wicking from a story by Edgar Allen Poe
1969/UK
IMDb link
First viewing/Amazon Prim3
They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They? When horror movies are a suitable exchange for worry, it must be Lockdown. The story tak read more
The Cow (1969)
Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on Apr 15, 2020
The Cow (Gaav)
Directed by Dariush Mehrjui
Written by Dariush Mehrjui from a play by Gholam-Hossein Saedi
1969/Iran
IMDb link
First viewing/YouTube
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die This movie, if not exactly upbeat, is an excellent escape into a little-known culture and is there read more
Army of Shadows (1969) and The French Resistance
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 14, 2020
Army of Shadows is another film from Jean Pierre-Melville that falls back into the realm of the autobiographical, even as it’s based on a book by French journalist Joseph Kessel. Because Melville, a resistance fighter himself, had a previous history with this very same world. The names and da read more